{"id":4150,"date":"2018-10-05T10:34:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/?p=4150"},"modified":"2019-03-23T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T02:36:56","slug":"protect-efficiency-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/protect-efficiency-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"PROTECT CLEAN AIR: Oppose Fuel-Efficiency Freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trump’s proposed freeze on fuel-efficiency standards would increase oil consumption, CO2 emissions, gas costs, and health risks.\u00a0Submit a public comment opposing the proposal before the October 23 deadline!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUM Working Group C2A<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE ISSUE<\/span><\/h4>\n

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced plans to <\/span>freeze fuel-efficiency requirements<\/span><\/a> for cars and trucks through 2026, a rollback of environmental protections that Maine and other states have in place to protect citizens from harmful air pollution. Maine\u2019s geography puts the state in the path of air pollution produced in states to the south and midwest, giving Maine the nickname of the \u201ctailpipe\u201d of the country. For more than a decade, Maine has been a \u201cclean car\u201d state, adopting some of the the strongest pollution standards in the nation. But the Trump administration\u2019s <\/span>proposal<\/span><\/a> would <\/span>repeal the Clean Air Act waiver<\/span><\/a>, which allows states like Maine to set fuel-efficiency standards that are stricter than federal mandates. Maine\u2019s Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor, Janet Mills, is <\/span>joining 19 other states<\/span><\/a> in a suit to block the rollbacks. Maine\u2019s entire Congressional delegation has voiced <\/span>opposition to the plan<\/span><\/a>, joining the <\/span>Natural Resources Council of Maine<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>American Lung Association<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Earthjustice<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Environmental Defense Fund<\/span><\/a>, and the <\/span>Union of Concerned Scientists<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE ACTION<\/span><\/h4>\n